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Sunday 6 May 2007LPGA TourYear in Review
Kim wins SemGroup Championship presented by John Q. Hammons
Cedar Ridge Country Club, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma · Friday 4 to Sunday 6 May 2007 · Mi Hyun Kim’s win no. 8 on the LPGA Tour · purse $1,400,000 USD · SemGroup · 54-hole event (three rounds per LPGA.com and ESPN); decided in a playoff on May 6
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 39 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 70° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/18°C · wind 21 km/h SSE, gusts 44 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/22°C · wind 29 km/h SSE, gusts 60 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/23°C · wind 26 km/h SSE, gusts 60 · 5.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Juli Inkster USA · 210birdied the 72nd hole to tie after Kim bogeyed it, then lost the playoff on the first extra hole: approach over the green, missed six-foot par putt ASAP Sports — Juli Inkster interview, SemGroup Championship, May 6, 2007
144 started · cut +5, 78 made it
Same week
LPGA event
SemGroup Championship presented by John Q. Hammons
Cedar Ridge Country Club, Cedar Ridge Country Club, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Mi Hyun Kim
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 May 2007
But after the bunker shot, I was so exciting and nervous, so my hands were shaking. So when I marked the ball, my hand was shaking.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 May 2007
Normally they do champagne or beer or something like that, but I never drink the alcohol so they know that I never drink the alcohol.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
6 May 2007
Kimmy is a phenomenal putter. She's probably the best putter I've ever seen. I just thought on 18 it was in.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mi Hyun Kim | 71 · 68 · 71 | 210 | −3 |
| 2 | Juli Inkster | 71 · 70 · 69 | 210 | −3 |
| T3 | Angela Stanford | 68 · 71 · 72 | 211 | −2 |
| T3 | Ai Miyazato | 71 · 71 · 69 | 211 | −2 |
| T5 | Reilley Rankin | 70 · 68 · 74 | 212 | −1 |
| T5 | Stephanie Louden | 69 · 69 · 74 | 212 | −1 |
| T5 | Young Kim | 74 · 68 · 70 | 212 | −1 |
| T5 | Lorena Ochoa | 70 · 71 · 71 | 212 | −1 |
| T9 | Aree Song | 69 · 72 · 72 | 213 | E |
| T9 | Katherine Kirk | 71 · 69 · 73 | 213 | E |
| T9 | Nicole Castrale | 67 · 71 · 75 | 213 | E |
| T9 | Paula Creamer | 70 · 73 · 70 | 213 | E |
The golfer
born 1977-01-13, Incheon, South Korea; KOR; turned pro 1996; age 30 that week; tour wins to date: 8; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet